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2 Corinthians 9:7 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. "

2 Corinthians 9:7

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5 I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness.

6 Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

7 Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

9 As it is written, “He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.”

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Deuteronomy 16:17

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"Every man shall give as he is able, according to the LORD your God’s blessing which he has given you."

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Sirach 35:10

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"Give to the Most High according as he has given. As your hand has found, give generously."

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Deuteronomy 15:10

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"You shall surely give, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because it is for this thing the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you put your hand to."

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Romans 12:8

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"or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness."

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Ecclesiastes 5:19

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"Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God."

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Proverbs 22:9

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"He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor."

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2 Corinthians 9:1

"It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints,"

2 Corinthians 9:2

"for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to those of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for the past year. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them."

2 Corinthians 9:3

"But I have sent the brothers so that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared,"

2 Corinthians 9:4

"lest by any means, if anyone from Macedonia comes there with me and finds you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) would be disappointed in this confident boasting."

2 Corinthians 9:5

"I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness."

2 Corinthians 9:6

"Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully."

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